PurpleGunRack
Well-Known Member
The Mother Hunt - Strain Search, Part 1:
Northern Lights, THC Bomb, Berry Bomb, Orange Bud
06MAY2016
Hi 420 friends and welcome to my 5th indoor journal
I decided to take my growing in another direction and not just grow ''random'' strain I find interesting, as the title indicates I'm trying out strains to find suitable mother plants.
I also upped the ante and got a second tent
This first post is gonna be a bit text and picture heavy as I'm well into this grow by now and finally found some time to get this journal going at day 62...
First I'll be growing select strains in feminized form to get a feel of the strain and phenotypes before deciding if it should be grown from regular seeds and then do a pheno/mother hunt.
This is so I won't ''waste'' space/time/electricity on males if it turns out to be a strain I don't want to keep, and to build up a stash so I'll be ready for growing regs.
Sadly many strains are not available as feminised and some only as regular, and an extensive recon has been carried out to put my wishlist together.
My intention is to find 2-3 mothers, the most important being the night time Indica, the second in line is something that will get me s**tfaced, the third is something fruity and colourful or some sativa/daytime smoke. All of which is represented in this grow so I'll get a good mixed stash, Part 2 is probably gonna be an all night time Indica search.
On another note I'm planning to build 3 DIY stealth cabinets, each capable of holding 3 big plants, one of which will be dedicated to mothers. I'm also thinking about building clone and drying cabinets or integrate them with the other cabinets somehow.
But as we all know; plans are meant to be changed
Now lets get the show started.
Setup A
Light:
2 x Mars Hydro Reflector 144x5w, combined draw ~600w at 230v
Tent:
Homebox Q120 (120cm x 120cm x 200cm)
Extration:
S&P TD350/125 Silent, 125 mm carbon filter from PrimaKlima, mini silencer. acoustic ducting, 2-step speed switch for the fan
Pots:
1, 3 and 7 gallon Smart Pots
Medium:
BioBizz Light-Mix with a generous amount of rinsed perlite added
Fertilizer:
Full BioBizz regime
Other:
Circulation fan, humidifier
Setup B
Light:
2 x Mars Hydro Reflector 48x5w and a Mars Hydro old style 60x3 UFO, combined draw ~280w at 230v
Tent:
Mars Hydro (100cm x 100cm x 180cm)
Extration:
S&P TD350/125 Silent, 125 mm carbon filter from PrimaKlima, mini silencer. acoustic ducting
Pots:
3,5 L square pots, 15 L Air-Pots
Medium:
BioBizz Light-Mix with a generous amount of rinsed perlite added
Fertilizer:
Full BioBizz regime
Other:
Circulation fan
I just got the 2 reflectors 48x5 in the tent today, switched from the old style Mars Hydro 100x3 panel, it was a bit noisy and I now have 280 drawn watts instead of 210 and a better spectrum
The Strains:
Setup A:
2 x Northern Lights - Sensi Seeds
2 x THC Bomb - Bomb Seeds
1 x Berry Bomb - Bomb Seeds
1 x Orange Bud - Dutch Passion
Setup B:
1 x Northern Lights - Sensi Seeds
2 x THC Bomb - Bomb Seeds
1 x Orange Bud - Dutch Passion
My original plan was to have 2 Berry Bomb, but my second seed didn't germinate and I started a spare THC Bomb seed 7 days after the others.Light:
2 x Mars Hydro Reflector 144x5w, combined draw ~600w at 230v
Tent:
Homebox Q120 (120cm x 120cm x 200cm)
Extration:
S&P TD350/125 Silent, 125 mm carbon filter from PrimaKlima, mini silencer. acoustic ducting, 2-step speed switch for the fan
Pots:
1, 3 and 7 gallon Smart Pots
Medium:
BioBizz Light-Mix with a generous amount of rinsed perlite added
Fertilizer:
Full BioBizz regime
Other:
Circulation fan, humidifier
Setup B
Light:
2 x Mars Hydro Reflector 48x5w and a Mars Hydro old style 60x3 UFO, combined draw ~280w at 230v
Tent:
Mars Hydro (100cm x 100cm x 180cm)
Extration:
S&P TD350/125 Silent, 125 mm carbon filter from PrimaKlima, mini silencer. acoustic ducting
Pots:
3,5 L square pots, 15 L Air-Pots
Medium:
BioBizz Light-Mix with a generous amount of rinsed perlite added
Fertilizer:
Full BioBizz regime
Other:
Circulation fan
I just got the 2 reflectors 48x5 in the tent today, switched from the old style Mars Hydro 100x3 panel, it was a bit noisy and I now have 280 drawn watts instead of 210 and a better spectrum
The Strains:
Setup A:
2 x Northern Lights - Sensi Seeds
2 x THC Bomb - Bomb Seeds
1 x Berry Bomb - Bomb Seeds
1 x Orange Bud - Dutch Passion
Setup B:
1 x Northern Lights - Sensi Seeds
2 x THC Bomb - Bomb Seeds
1 x Orange Bud - Dutch Passion
I also have 3 autos in 3,5L square pots, a Malana Bomb , an Auto Night Queen and a Think Different as a little side test to hopefully get a little early bud
For veg I'm using the Gas Lantern Routine (Link in my signature)
I started the seeds well before I had the equipment for Setup B, and because they sent my the wrong fan I had to return it and wait for a new one...
I was busy at the time and didn't get around to LST the girls when they were young and before I knew it they were to big for LST in one tent and I had to wait until I got Setup B going.
So the LST was started pretty late and I had to do some hard bondage on the girls and was able to bend and twist them pretty well without snapping any stems this time
Luckily this, a couple of diodes dying and the Berry Bomb that didn't sprout, has been my only problems so far.
A quick time line:
Day 1(06MAY2016) - Seeds set to ge rminate
Day 5 - All has broken soil, except Berry Bomb #1
Day 7 - Berry Bomb #1 removed -> Spare THC Bomb seed set to germinate
Day11 - Spare THC Bomb broke soil
Day 31 - Transplant
Day 44 - First LST
Day 48 - Second LST
Day 52 - Third LST + defoliation
Day 53 - Setup B flipped to 12/12
Day 55 - Setup A switched ON full spectrum, still running GLR
Day 62(Today) - New Lights in Setup B
Day 13
Day 22
Day 31 Before Transplant
Day 31 After Transplant
Day 22
Day 31 Before Transplant
Day 31 After Transplant
Day 44 The Divide, First LST, Setup B Power ON
Before
Setup A
Setup B
Day 48, Second LST
Setup A
THC Bomb
Setup B
Northern Lights
Before
Setup A
Setup B
Day 48, Second LST
Setup A
THC Bomb
Setup B
Northern Lights
Day 62 (Today)
Setup A
The small autos are slightly visible here in the middle of the main characters
Setup B Flowering Day 10, noticed pistils a couple of days ago
If you made it this far
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Comments, questions and suggestions are most welcome
The small autos are slightly visible here in the middle of the main characters
Setup B Flowering Day 10, noticed pistils a couple of days ago
If you made it this far
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Comments, questions and suggestions are most welcome